This song was about Lenny’s and Lisa Bonet’s break-up. Lisa played Denise Huxtable on the Cosby Show and the 1st season of A Different World.

@benmason9755

13 күн бұрын

She was also in the super-dark sophisticated 80s horror flick Angel Heart.

@blackblake3658

13 күн бұрын

Lenny's mom was Helen on the Jeffersons.

@adamsgrad93

13 күн бұрын

​@@benmason9755 that's a weird but good movie

@Xiroi87

13 күн бұрын

Angel Heart is such a great film! I really hope they'll watch it

@raymondohlsen5054

13 күн бұрын

@@benmason9755 My favorite horror movie!

Fun fact: Lenny's mother played Helen Willis on The Jeffersons. You heard Robert Downey Jr. recite a portion of The Jeffersons' theme song tonight in your Tropic Thunder reaction.

@CHICAGOWIND1981

14 күн бұрын

The Late Great Roxie Roker🕊

@laurasmith4435

14 күн бұрын

I was going to add the same comment and then I saw yours lol

@johncampbell756

14 күн бұрын

Al Roker is his cousin.

@fenway2kenterprisesllc717

13 күн бұрын

Yes, it's the same Lisa Bonet who was married to Lenny and is dating Jason Mamoa. Lisa Bonet originally played Denise on The Cosby Show and later went on to star in it's spinoff A Different World.

@ArthurRChan

13 күн бұрын

@@fenway2kenterprisesllc717 co-starring a young Marisa Tomei as her roommate!

Lenny Kravitz - let love rule

What I loved about this song is that sounded like it could have been recorded in 1975.

@cindyv1401

14 күн бұрын

IT WAS ORIGINALLY 🌹🌹🌹

@Xiroi87

13 күн бұрын

@cindyv1401 ermm , no it wasn't recorded back then.

@fan123casual8

13 күн бұрын

When I first heard it, I thought it was from a Motown artist in the late 60’s or early 70’s. Then I was sure it was Lenny doing a cover from back then. But no, it’s just a song/record that sounds like it’s from a much earlier time than it is. Nowadays, that’s not so uncommon. But when this came out, maybe not as much. (See Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings).

@RobertSmith-js2kz

13 күн бұрын

Kind of the whole point. Lenny was all 70s from the get-go

@frakte

13 күн бұрын

I was just thinking that! This song totally sounds and feels like 1975.

Amber has discovered the undeniable sex appeal of Lenny Kravitz. Love this song.

LENNY KRAVITZ - " American Woman " is Another Awesome song with a Badass Sound.Originally by The Guess Who. And Lenny added some Funk & Groove 🎸 the Bass Drum Kick is Insanely Cool

@adamsgrad93

13 күн бұрын

I prefer Lenny's version. It's such a great song.

This was in 1991 from album MAMA SAID. This song broke Lenny into the mainstream. ALWAYS ON THE RUN Is brilliant too. Needs listening to all of the album.

@taoist32

14 күн бұрын

I still have that cd. I like every song on it.

@owenbb505

14 күн бұрын

This song and that album were from '91. I remember being 15yo and seeing this video on VH1 constantly.

@stevevar43

14 күн бұрын

No song called Mama Said. It's called Always On The Run.

@wendyhorwitz2514

14 күн бұрын

1991 !!!

@keithroberts4952

14 күн бұрын

His debut album, Let love rule,is from 1989. Mama said is from 1991.

this is one of my ABSOLUTE favorites of Lenny. The instrumentation on this song is complete 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Everyone killed their part and Lenny slayed the lyrics. One of his best songs ever!!!!

Crazy when you think about the fact that this family has been entertaining us for three generations now! ❤Roxie, Lenny, Zoe❤

Lenny does Smokey Robinson proud!

Only Lenny can pull off the perfect 70's look.

@flyingburritobro68

13 күн бұрын

Copy the 70’s look and sound. He does it well but very derivitive

Lenny is an underrated guitarist. He can shred on that thing.

@Heartstrings234Skyla

14 күн бұрын

I second that. American women with Prince check it out.

@samuraiwarriorsunite

14 күн бұрын

He's an all-around musician.

@NOmore5150

14 күн бұрын

He plays all the best instruments in the studio for his albums. Very under rated musician

@NOmore5150

14 күн бұрын

Lenny plays all the instruments in the studio and albums. Very under rated musician

@flyingburritobro68

13 күн бұрын

He’s a great musician that can play loads of instruments but is not a great guitarist. Which is why he had great players like Craig Ross in his touring band or hired guys like Slash to put solos on studio stuff

Written,produced and performed by Lenny Kravitz. Lenny plays all the instruments on most of his albums,including this one.

@icmman7

11 күн бұрын

Badly

@martinone9

11 күн бұрын

@@icmman7 millions would disagree with you on that

@icmman7

10 күн бұрын

@@martinone9 even more would agree.

@martinone9

9 күн бұрын

@@icmman7 nah

@icmman7

9 күн бұрын

Only to cucked beta girls,of which you are many.

I fel in love with him here… and he never fails to deliver a great song… the voice, the great tracks BUT also the sexiness. He is just fire 🔥

His mother was on the show, The Jeffersons; she was actress Roxie Roker.

@chrisoakley5830

14 күн бұрын

She was a beautiful lady, sadly died from cancer.

A true classic! The song that catapulted his career! The song that solidified Lenny Kravitz as an artist,vocalist, and songwriter.

I love Lenny Kravitz. He has good music and a good actor

Saw Lenny in the 90’s he opened up for The Cult… he’s a fantastic musician and has got to be the sexiest man ever!!!

Funny that you mentioned Prince Amber. Prince and Lenny were good friends 😊

Written for Lisa Bonet

@momD612

14 күн бұрын

Yep. So sweet. But, he shouldn't have cheated. He made his own pain & tears. J/s. 🤷‍♀️. Good on her for not tolerating😉🫠🥰

@paulpeacock1181

14 күн бұрын

Lisa Bonet was a teenage t.v. star of The Bill Cosby Show from the eighties

@Mister_Samsonite

12 күн бұрын

@@momD612 Agreed! She's gorgeous. Unless she was a total b*tch IRL, she'd be a princess on a pedestal. He was a fool to cheat on her.

@momD612

12 күн бұрын

@paulpeacock1181 yeah, we know that. 🤦‍♀️💁‍♀️

@momD612

12 күн бұрын

@@Mister_Samsonite yep. Idiot. But write this & 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Amber , funny you should mention, other than his famous actress mother , Roxie Roker , one of the biggest influences in Lenny’s career aspirations was Prince . And he and Prince were friends, tho they never wrote a song together, they did perform together from time to time… 🎤🎸

A true Classic! As is LET LOVE RULE, a Lenny Kravitz Must Hear!

You guys got it right! Lisa Bonet is an actress and a musician herself who starred on The Cosby Show and then the spinoff A Different World, where she went to college. You can hear her sing in the movie High Fidelity where she plays a music artist. Yes, she was married to Jason Mamoa, and from my understanding Lenny and Jason were very good friends and co-dadded Zoe Kravitz, who is also an actress. ❤❤❤❤

@beatrice2236

13 күн бұрын

She was an adult when they got together. They were all close put he did no parenting of zoe

@LAnderson105

12 күн бұрын

@@beatrice2236 Oh, rad! I thought I read somewhere that she was a teen, but I stand corrected.

"BUDDY X" song by neneh cherry was about Lenny Kravitz❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Lenny Kravitz is a great artist and he emerged just as I had given up on modern music. He had a throwback sound that reminds me of the 70's giant Earth Wind and Fire's "That's The Way of the World". His music is golden.

This is my favorite Lenny Kravitz song. Everything about it is just about perfect, from his amazing vocals to the instruments.

He's definitely summoning a Prince vibe in this tune. Great song. Lenny is versatile, he can rock out and bring this style, easily.

@raymondcarver476

12 күн бұрын

Before Prince passed, Lenny said that the 2 of them had been talking about the idea of maybe doing some shows together, and they'd switch who opened & closed the shows each night. Wish we could've had the chance to see that!!!

Lenny!! " Can't get you off my mind" , " You belong to me"

Lenny Kravitz - Flowers for Zoë

LET LOVE RULE and MAMA SAID era Lenny was my favorite, love ❤️ those albums! More songs from them would be great.

Apparently our votes for Lenny didn't count for the R&R Hall of Fame. He should be in there.

@danarussell1291

14 күн бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@chrisoakley5830

14 күн бұрын

He will be.

@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALL

13 күн бұрын

Not his time yet. Hell, Pantera should be a first-round draft pick. Snubbed. Boston, Kansas, Journey, Thin Lizzy, all snubbed. Lenny Kravitz hasn't had the impact that these bands have had. So, he's not ready yet. Trust me, I'm with you on snubs, but the artist has to have an impact, inspire others and honestly, LK is just your run of the mill rock and roller. He's had accomplished career, but he's no Boston, Kansas, Journey, or hell, a Peter Gabriel. Sorry, man. He's just a cookie cutter rock star. But in all honesty, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame isn't about Rock and Roll anymore. It should be redesignated as the International Museum of Musical Excellence. Me, I'm just happy that there is a Metal Hall of Fame.

@jawbone78

13 күн бұрын

​@@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALL Lenny Kravitz hasn't been remotely influential enough or widely respected enough to make it in. Some of his music was pretty groovy, sure, I can't deny that, but he's the epitome of "all style, no substance". He is, always was, and was always seen as an imitator and a poseur by the people who think about and write about music for a living, ie the people who vote for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Lenny Kravitz fans should just enjoy his music for what it is, and not worry about accolades.

@ChrisC709

13 күн бұрын

​@@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALLI don't understand your point? There are numerous artists already inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame you could say the same exact thing about. It's all subjective.

Lenny never ages. Great song 🎵

“Believe” has to be your next Lenny Kravitz song. Guitarist Craig Ross has one of the most iconic guitar solos in that song. A personal favourite for me.

I used to have the biggest crush on Lenny! 🥰 His wife Lisa Bonet, played on the Cosby show, back in the day.

@clh35

14 күн бұрын

I'm sad to tell you, but they split up over 30 years ago.

@jancw

14 күн бұрын

@@clh35 They divorced, but I don't think they ever really split. Their relationship (from what I've heard) has been amicable from then to this day. 😇

@clh35

14 күн бұрын

@@jancw I suppose that depends on your definition of the word "split." Lenny surely had hundreds of other partners, during and after the marriage, and Lisa was literally married to someone else. But I was just being facetious anyway, because the OP called her his wife, in the present tense.

@louisesheppard3779

14 күн бұрын

@@clh35 I guess I should have said his former wife. I knew they had split years ago and she later got with Jason Mamoa. 👍

@psalmsurfer1

13 күн бұрын

you and a million others will comment the same thing LOL

Another act from around the same time period as Lenny Kravitz is the R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone! You should check out some of their songs like The Blues, Feels Good, It Never Rains in Southern California, If I Had No Loot, Anniversary.

Love this song!

Lisa Bonet from The Cosby Show

Lenny Kravitz and Slash went to high school together. Slash plays in the Lenny Kravitz video for the song mama said

Always on the Run with Slash on guitar ✌️ gotta be next Lenny tune

This song always makes me think of the summer of 1991, when I fell back in love with music

Rob/Amber - The next Lenny Kravitz song should be "Believe." It has a spiritual, positive message. Amber - its right up your alley, girl.

Lenny's first big hit .You should hear his new music.

70's vibes in 90's! I LOVE IT!

Lenny's collab with Slash is 🔥🔥🔥! "Always on the Run"

Lisa Bonet is from ( The Cosby Show) Her character was the second oldest daughter. 1. SONYA 2. Denise. 3. VANESSA 4. RUDY.

Absolutely adore Lenny Kravitz!!!❤ His song with SLASH is amazing!!! ALWAYS ON THE RUN!!?🎉❤

His first two albums were more 70s album rock with a groove than his later more rocking stuff.

Love love love Lenny 🎶❤️

Lisa Bonet was an actress on The Cosby Show. In the '80's. ......Lenny's Mom played on the TV show The Jeffersons....she was in an on screen interaccional marriage...on the show....way before its time. He is an awesome artist. Thank you both for this channel. I find it so entertaining. I'm a big fan.

Lenny is such a brilliant musician. Great choice.

Jay & Amber its no secret Lenny is a fan of everything 70's. He went out and tracked down some old analog mixing boards cause he wanted that authentic 70's sound. For yet another side of Lenny go all the way back to the title track of his first album , Let Love Rule. He started off more acoustic based and with each album after got more electric and a little heavier.

I love this song, is beatiful, so much feelings in the notes.❤❤✌

This was my first introduction to LK. When I hear his name, this song is where my mind goes. It is such a masterpiece both istrumentally and vocally. Lisa Bonet also played Denise on The Cosby Show and its Spinoff A Different World. When they married, she was the bigger name.

Lisa Bonet used to be married to Jason. She also played Bill Cosby's daughter on The Bill Cosby Show.

He did another video for this song too. You two should watch it. Fits perfectly with the song and it's always great to see him 😊😊🎵 🎶 🎵

And don’t forget, Zoe is a great actress, but also a singer like her father….

Lenny is too cool for his own good, I love the man and this was my introduction to him in 1991. 'Let Love Rule' another great track.

Jordan hit it right on point: Kravitz was totally into seventies revival back in the nineties - well, late sixties through seventies; that sitar sound is straight-up late sixties. You can hear his focus on that period and see it in whatever he did back then. That was kind of a trend at the time, though.

Lenny is the coolest cat in RnR, besides Steven Tyler. But this dude is as talented as they come. Lenny can rock and then will hit you with something like this. No pigeon holding this dude. You cannot put him in a box. Yea, this is a 70's vibe, which is so cool. Keep checking out more Lenny - "American Woman (remake)", "Lady (amber will love this song)", "Again", "I belong to you" and his newest release is absolutely awesome "Human"

Love this Lenny song👍👍👍

Lenny Kravitz is such a cool human. If I were to give him one piece of advice it would be to never change anything... ever. 🥰

Lenny is gorgeous.

Great so glad to see it here..

Lenny is amazing. Love his voice and music. So unique.

Banger love this man to the moon!!!❤

This my favorite Lenny Kravitz song to play. I can lay back and let my bass just groove.

Sorry to be late, @Jay and Amber... but fun fact: Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet were once aka Romeo Blue and Lilakoi Moon. Beautiful young flower children. 🌼 😊❤ ✌️

Lisa Bonet played Denise, the daughter on The Cosby Show

Lisa Bonet was the oldest daughter in the Cosby show

Lenny was good at throwing back to a 70s vibe. These were good times #GenX

Yes Lisa Bonet was marry to Jason Mamoa

the very first song I ever heard from him back then that was so cool, old-school funk at its finest organic and handmade.... I was blown away

Definitely one of Lenny’s sweetest, soulful & heartfelt ballads….this one & “Again” are some of the best power ballads of all time 🤘🏽❤️‍🔥🤘🏽❤️‍🔥

I first remember hearing this on British radio back in 1991. It blew me away and it remains my favourite Lenny Kravitz song....and it still sounds so cool even now in 2024.

Yes, when this came out, it was like a blast from the past, sounds like those classic 70s Soul songs. Lenny, in his youth, was a big Kiss fan and participated in the 1994 KISS tribute album.

This right here is my most favorite of all his songs…love love love Lenny K!

I got the goosebumps from his first note! Been listening to this song since it was released. 💜🩵🩷

Next Lenny Kravitz suggestion is "Believe" where he goes all "John Lennon" on us

Leonard "Lenny" Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor. Born in New York to TV news producer Sy Kravitz and actress Roxie Roker, Lenny was exposed to the entertainment industry at a young age. Lenny grew up in a musically diverse environment. His childhood was split between Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles, leading to his early passion for music, inspired by several genres and seeing The Jackson 5 live. Lenny released his debut album "Let Love Rule" in 1989. This marked the beginning of a career characterized by a blend of rock, funk, reggae, hard rock, soul, and R&B. In 1974, at the age of 10, Lenny relocated to Los Angeles with his parents when his mother landed her role on 'The Jeffersons.' At his mother's urging, he joined the California Boys Choir for three years, where he performed a classical repertoire, and sang with the Metropolitan Opera. It was in Los Angeles that Lenny was introduced to rock music and he taught himself how to play piano and bass. Lenny attended Beverly Hills High School, where his classmates were (future singer/songwriter) Maria McKee, (future actor) Nicolas Cage, and "Slash" (future Guns & Roses guitarist). Through his mother, Lenny is a second cousin of NBC TV weatherman presenter Al Roker. Playing solo and in various bands, he made several attempts to get record deals. However, with record labels still telling him his music was not "black enough" or "white enough", Lenny decided to record an album on his own under the name "Romeo Blue" -- he had met the recording engineer, keyboardist, and bassist Henry Hirsch in 1985 when recording a demo at his Hoboken, New Jersey, recording studio. The two shared an interest in using real instruments and vintage recording equipment, as well as a love of R&B, jazz, and rock. Lenny would go on to collaborate with Hirsch on most of his albums. Lenny began working on his debut album with Hirsch over the next year and a half, with Lenny's father paying for the studio time. Lenny met saxophonist Karl Denson and invited him to play on the song "Let Love Rule". Lenny was so impressed with his playing that Denson played on much of the album. Beginning in the late 1980s, Denson toured with Lenny for five years. In October 1988, after completing most of the recording, Lenny approached friend Stephen Elvis Smith, who had served as the music supervisor on Lisa Bonet's The Cosby Show spin-off 'A Different World.' Smith had also worked with Lenny's mother on the hit sitcom 'The Jeffersons.' Lenny urged Smith to manage his career and assist him in finding a record deal. In less than a month of shopping the recordings, five labels (Warner Bros, Elektra, Geffen, Capitol, and Virgin) were in a bidding war for Lenny. Eventually, a deal was made with Virgin Records in January 1989, and signed by Virgin A&R executive Nancy Jeffries. The label was "excited" about the music he was making, music inspired by his relationship with wife Bonet and their new daughter, Zoe. On Smith's urging, Lenny dropped the name "Romeo Blu"e and reclaimed the "Lenny Kravitz" moniker. About his time as "Romeo Blue", Kravitz said, "Ultimately, it got me back to myself. And when I finally did accept myself for myself, music started flowing out of me."

Whos the coolest person on the planet?Lenny kravitz,prove me wrong

@jimyoung6271

13 күн бұрын

Arthur Fonzarelli.

@jimyoung6271

13 күн бұрын

Austin Powers.

@jimyoung6271

13 күн бұрын

Ötzi.

@bsquared4604

13 күн бұрын

Agreed!

Lenny is a very talented musician and this is my favorite tune by him!

Fun fact: Lenny was once briefly engaged to Nicole Kidman.

@user-zj8fp6dw7x

14 күн бұрын

That blew my mind. 😮

@misterdoe

14 күн бұрын

😮

@blackblake3658

13 күн бұрын

She likes musicians. But he seems more authentic. She's had so much plastic surgery. That seems anti Lenny.

Always on the Run is a fun funky rocker from rhe same period as this. If you want "Lennon Lenny," check out Let Love Rule.

Lenny Kravitz is a legend! Glad you played this one. Love him!

UK the sun is out and Lenny jamming in the background. Give the one you ❤ a hug!!

I absolutely adore Lenny Kravitz. I think this is one of my favorite songs ❤

Lisa Bonet was on the Cosby Show, and had a part in the movie adaptation of High Fidelity. Years later, there would be a tv adaptation of High Fidelity on Hulu, which starred her and Lenny Kravitz daughter, Zoe.

I Wonder If I’ll Ever See You Again, his cover of American Woman

Even though this sounds 1975, it came out in 1991, and it stood out like a sore thumb lol

Lisa Bonet, was the middle child named Denise on The Huxtable on The Bill Cosby Show. Lennie is so dang good looking and mysteriously intriguing!

@jasonsabbath6996

14 күн бұрын

She was the 2nd oldest. Sandra, Denise, Theo, Vanessa, and Rudi! I have far too much useless info in my head! 😂😂

Go deeper bout his many talents..including interior decor…truly a renaissance man ❤️

Mama said is another rockin tune by Lenny. Great artist.

Such a talented man...singer, musician, actor...I'd love to see him in more movies though. As far as I know " The Hunger Games" is all I've seen him in...such a shame!!

@bonnielee78

13 күн бұрын

He was in a JLo and Josh Duhamel's 2022 movie shotgun wedding.

@jamierigglehtd4life_CursedCrew

13 күн бұрын

@@bonnielee78 thank you

My fav Lenny Kravitz song-such a throwback to the 70’s!

Lenny Kravitz ❤️

One of my favourite songs ever!!!!

I like this song a lot. It is an R&B song to me.

Lenny's ex-wife Lisa Bonet was Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show

Speaking of Lisa you should try The song " All Cried Out" by: Lisa Lisa and The Cult Jam.

Jay & Amber, you'll love his cover of "American Woman"!!! Also, you'll love another singer/guitarist named Gary Clark Jr. and his "Ain't Messin' Around" !!!

@db-gb5xi

14 күн бұрын

Yes, they need to check out Gary Clark Jr. Also his songs, Bright Lights and This Land.